DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.0 - - 17.9 - - 20.3 - - 19.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 83 - - 20 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 944 - - 1070 - - 1075 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 917 - - 918 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1833 - - 1959 - - 1964 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 431 - - 504 - - 621 - - 1396 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 140 - - 182 - - 117 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 262 - - 256 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -223 - - -149 - - -75 - - -395 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2056 - - 2108 - - 2039 - - 1329 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14662 - - -13751 - - -12230 - - -9617 ODpotential blCL - - - 16495 - - 15710 - - 14194 - - 10551 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.0 - - 17.9 - - 20.3 - - 19.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.8 - - 12.3 - - 15.0 - - 17.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.9 - - 17.5 - - 20.4 - - 20.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.9 - - 11.2 - - 14.1 - - 17.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 83 - - 20 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 944 - - 1070 - - 1075 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 75 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 94093 65 254 64 248 63 256 72 259 94093 86972 61 254 61 250 59 256 64 263 86972 81569 70 252 54 251 61 253 61 260 81569 77105 71 246 59 257 63 255 60 272 77105 73245 65 246 66 253 57 260 52 274 73245 69809 68 252 60 250 53 272 47 275 69809 66676 64 250 53 262 53 278 50 285 66676 63793 49 258 59 272 55 285 56 289 63793 61129 64 280 60 275 60 288 55 290 61129 58544 69 280 61 283 65 287 56 295 58544 55827 59 279 63 288 62 287 57 298 55827 52998 54 291 58 288 61 293 60 301 52998 50303 54 299 56 297 58 297 60 299 50303 47878 54 304 56 310 56 302 61 309 47878 45704 54 310 61 316 64 312 73 312 45704 43738 65 318 70 317 79 314 75 310 43738 41935 76 319 76 315 86 311 78 314 41935 40268 78 315 77 312 85 308 91 314 40268 38731 74 318 77 316 84 309 102 306 38731 37307 80 327 84 321 86 311 99 301 37307 35973 93 332 89 321 88 312 94 303 35973 34686 98 332 89 320 89 312 91 307 34686 33379 98 333 89 319 88 313 91 314 33379 32023 99 328 89 320 87 313 101 320 32023 30623 95 324 87 320 85 315 107 320 30623 29166 86 325 82 320 84 315 103 318 29166 27639 84 327 75 320 81 314 100 317 27639 26039 82 330 74 318 80 313 102 319 26039 24363 75 328 75 312 76 314 101 318 24363 22610 65 325 72 312 72 316 95 315 22610 20784 57 319 69 315 70 317 89 318 20784 18880 55 316 68 313 69 314 82 315 18880 16899 56 310 60 313 62 316 71 314 16899 14884 54 307 51 313 58 313 63 314 14884 12952 52 313 50 314 53 314 56 312 12952 11205 48 320 47 315 51 318 52 308 11205 9654 43 321 42 313 50 316 51 304 9654 8276 39 318 40 312 43 312 51 299 8276 7054 36 313 38 310 40 302 50 298 7054 5971 33 309 33 304 41 297 47 299 5971 5017 29 304 28 299 37 295 46 299 5017 4184 26 302 24 294 32 287 43 296 4184 3457 24 303 21 291 30 281 38 287 3457 2812 21 304 19 286 26 271 31 273 2812 2247 18*298 17*277 23*265 27 259 2247 1777 13*279 13*263 18*257 21 248 1777 1417 12 277 13 262 17 256 18 243 1417 1170 12 276 12 262 16 256 13 238 1170 1020 11 276 11 261 14 255 11*238 1020 934 9 276 10 261 11 255 7*236 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography